{"product_id":"old-english-poetry-an-anthology-a-broadview-anthology-of-british-literature-edition-paperback","title":"Old English Poetry: An Anthology: A Broadview Anthology of British Literature Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eR. M. Liuzza\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eR. M. Liuzza\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJoseph Black\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A fresh volume from the acclaimed translator of \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e R.M. Liuzza's Broadview edition of \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e was published at almost exactly the same time as Seamus Heaney's; in reviewing the two together in July 2000 for \u003cem\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, Frank Kermode concluded that both translations were superior to their predecessors, and that it was impossible to choose between the two: \"the less celebrated translator can be matched with the famous one,\" he wrote, and \"Liuzza's book is in some respects more useful than Heaney's.\" Ever since, the Liuzza \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e has remained among the top sellers on the Broadview list. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e With this volume readers will now be able to enjoy a much broader selection of Old English poetry in translations by Liuzza. As the collection demonstrates, the range and diversity of the works that have survived is extraordinary--from heartbreaking sorrow to wide-eyed wonder, from the wisdom of old age to the hot blood of battle, and to the deepest and most poignant loneliness. There is breathless storytelling and ponderous cataloguing; there is fervent religious devotion and playful teasing. The poems translated here are meant to provide a sense of some of this range and diversity; in doing so they also offer significant portions of three of the important manuscripts of Old English poetry--the Vercelli Book, the Junius Manuscript, and the Exeter Book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Contributing Editor \u0026amp; Translator \u003cstrong\u003eR.M. Liuzza\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Professor in the English Department at the University of Toronto, is one of the general editors of \u003cem\u003eThe Broadview Anthology of British Literature\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42167463903367,"sku":"9781554811571","price":39.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/982e3becafe6725aa569925fa015d1bb.webp?v=1733327836","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/old-english-poetry-an-anthology-a-broadview-anthology-of-british-literature-edition-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}